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Russia to face disciplinary proceedings for alleged racism and attack on stewards
Posted Sunday, June 10, 2012 by Dailymail

Russia to face disciplinary proceedings for alleged racism and attack on stewards
Trouble: Police are forced to separate men fighting at a Fan Zone

Friday was the second time in two days black players were said to have been subjected to monkey chants in Poland after members of the Holland squad were racially abused during a training session in Krakow.

Violence also erupted at the Russia-Czech Republic game when a handful of stewards were attacked by large group of fans inside the 40,000-capacity ground.

Footage of the incident has emerged online and police spokesman Mariusz Sokolowski was reported by Eurosport to have said: 'I can confirm that this happened at the stadium.

'The attackers were from the group of Russian language fans. We are trying to identify them.

'Police have the security footage from the stadium. We are looking into it.'

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